Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with breaking news. Tragedy at a major American Water park. The details just coming in. Word of a child killed on the worlds tallest water slide. You see it there. The park now closed through at least tomorrow. The investigation just under way. Marci gonzalez with the latest. Marci . Reporter water park turning tragic. We are saddened to share that a young boy died this afternoon. Reporter the boys family with him at the time of the accident. The mark immediately closing down. Investigators now working to figure out what went wrong on this giant water slide. Its billed as the Worlds Largest water slide, taller than this file video throwing the 168foot plummet. Riders reaching speeds of up to 45 miles an hour. Once every rider climbs the 264 steps to the top, they hear this. Theres a risk inherent to the activity. Reporter a twopage safety warning. Abc news getting special access to the ride floats flying off th
U. S. Beat out france in the 4 by 100 relay. He has the most medals of any athlete ever. Impressive. In gymnastics, the womens threetime champion simone biles and allie riceman led the way. Overall, the medal count looking good for team usa. They lead with 12 medals. Italy and japan tied with seven. As far as golds, the u. S. , china, and australia are tied with three apiece. One woman who seemed destined for gold is instead in intensive care this morning. The woman was leading the road race when that crash happened. She suffered a concussion and matt gutmann has more. Reporter the dutch cyclist recovering in a hospital. Skidding into that turn earlier wobbling, then launching over the handlebars into a concrete gutter. Shes down. Reporter and the jeers of zika by brazilian fans contagious, spreading from the soccer pitch to the pair of americans at the Beach Volleyball stadium. [ chanting zeke zika ] rios woes not all manmade. Winds forcing the suspension of rowing. With russia accuse
The consumer alert tonight. Phone hijacking. Thieves taking over your cell phone, creating a fake i. D. , and running up huge bills. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with breaking news. Tragedy at a major American Water park. Word of a child killed on the worlds tallest the park now closed through at least tomorrow. The investigation just under way. Marci gonzalez with the latest. Reporter that tragic accident happening this afternoon. Authorities confirming a 12yearold was killed. And were now hearing from park officials. We are saddened to share that a young boyed died this afternoon. Reporter billed as the taller than the statue of liberty. Features a 168foot drop. The park is now closed, and will remain closed tomorrow, pending a full investigation. Park Officials Say the ride was inspected, and were told the boys family was at the park with him at the time of the accident. Park officials still arent saying how this happened. Thank you. No
Concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. Shes said to be conscious and okay. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 8th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with the death of a tenyearold boy during a family outing at a water park. He was riding on the water slide in kansas city kansas, the tallest in the world. 17 stories insane or crazy in german. Riders have to follow some strict rules. Theres no word on how this accident took place. We honestly dont know whats happened. Thats why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. All our rides are inspected every day, and our rides are inspected by an outside party before the season starts. The water park will be closed guards may be too distraught to work there. Its the first fatality at the park since it opened. Zplrch donald trump is looking to get back on message. Hes been struggling in the polls, and he tried to mend fences with the republican est
The consumer alert tonight. Phone hijacking. Thieves taking over your cell phone, creating a fake i. D. , and running up huge bills. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with breaking news. Tragedy at a major American Water park. Word of a child killed on the worlds tallest water slide. The park now closed through at now closed through at least rrigation just under way. Marci gonzalez with the latest. Reporter that tragic accident happening this afternoon. Authorities confirming a 12yearold was killed. And were now hearing from park officials. We are saddened to share that reporter billed as the Worlds Largest water slide, taller than the statue of liberty. Features a 168foot drop. The park is now closed, and will remain closed tomorrow, pending a full investigation. Park Officials Say the ride was inspected, and were told the boys family was at the park pa officialsthe time of the saying how this happened. Tom . Thank you. Now to the race for pre